Kathryn Thomas
| Kathryn Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Kathryn Thomas 1 January 1979 Carlow, Ireland |
| Residence | Mount Brown, Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | English, Sociology and Information Studies |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin (UCD) |
| Occupation | Presenter |
| Employer | Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) |
| Known for | Rapid, No Frontiers, Winning Streak, Operation Transformation, The Voice of Ireland |
Kathryn Thomas (born 1 January 1979) is an Irish television presenter.
Thomas attended the national school on the Green Road, Carlow and began her secondary school years in St Leo's College, Carlow. In her second year, she transitioned to The King's Hospital in Dublin as a boarder. She studied Arts (English, Sociology and Information Studies) at University College Dublin but left before finishing as she won a contract to present the children's television programme Rapid. She also took London Guildhall acting exams to Grade 8.
Thomas's break into television came when she co-presented Rapid, a youth sports show, with Dublin GAA star Jason Sherlock during the 1990s.
Thomas worked on the television series No Frontiers, which included assignment stories about boomeranging in Australia, bungee jumping in New Zealand, child trafficking in Namibia, and American football.
In 2008, Thomas co-presented Winning Streak: Dream Ticket with Aidan Power. From 2009, she co-presented Winning Streak, with Marty Whelan. She left Winning Streak in December 2011.
In 2011, she became the new presenter of Operation Transformation on RTÉ One. In 2016, she will be replaced by Ray D'Arcy. In August 2011, it was announced that she would host the Irish version of The Voice, The Voice of Ireland.
In February 2012, Thomas stormed the stage during a performance by Alabama 3 at the 9th Irish Film & Television Awards, and wagged her finger at the rock band after they sang a song with the lyrics "fuck the police". She accused Alabama 3 of inciting people to violence.
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